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Paco - TV special 1974
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Bulerias2005
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Joined: Jul. 10 2010
From: Minneapolis, MN
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RE: Paco - TV special 1974 (in reply to Paul Magnussen)
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ORIGINAL: Paul Magnussen quote:
Not to say Sabicas wasn't incredibly amazing (he certainly was!), but Paco is just from another world. Yes indeed. But in one area Sabicas still rules: tone. Lucía’s tone was adequate at best, and at times (e.g. some of the Lorca duets with Modrego) it was excruciating. Sabas never failed in that area (it’s nice to have one area where you’re still king, otherwise you’d feel like Pete Sampras must be feeling). Adequate at best? I'm sorry, but unless a particular guitarist is not conforming to basic principles of guitar technique and is getting a bad sound аs a consequence, "tone" is deeply personal and is a product of an individual's touch. I don't think it makes any sense to describe tone with judgmental adjectives when a guitarist is technically proficient -- it might not be everyone's cup of tea, but as the Russian phrase goes, "на вкус и на цвет товарищей нет" (there's no accounting for taste)...
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Date Apr. 3 2014 1:16:42
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BarkellWH
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From: Washington, DC
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RE: Paco - TV special 1974 (in reply to Richard Jernigan)
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When Paco was still a teenager, he met Sabicas and Escudero in New York. There is a wonderful CD I picked up several years ago entitled, "The Fantastic guitars of Sabicas and Escudero." Really fine stuff. Produced by El-Cherry Red Records in the UK. My guitar instructor and good friend, Paco de Malaga, said that when he was young, every flamenco guitarist wanted to emulate Nino Ricardo. Then along came Sabicas, and the ground shifted. Paco de Lucia is very fortunate to have been influenced by both at different phases in his career. And he had the talent and creativity to forge his own identity as a flamenco guitarist beyond their influence. Nevertheless, Sabicas remains my all-time favorite. Were I to take one CD album of a flamenco guitarist, and one only, to live on a desert island, it would surely be Sabicas' "Flamenco Puro." Cheers, Bill
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